Wagon.



' T. B. M ASON,

WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY24,1911.' I 1,009,541 v Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

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Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

THOMAS BOSTINE MASON, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

Application filed May 24, 1911. Serial No. 629,097.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. MASON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey,have invented a new and Improved Wagon, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to wagons for conveying ashes, garbage or otherrefuse, and has reference more particularly to a wagon comprising a bodyadapted to hold the material, a movable, material-receiving memherhaving a normal position wherein it discharges into said body and formsa closure therefor, and means for operating the member. I

The obj ect of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durablewagon which can be used for collecting and conveying ashes, garbage,refuse or any other materials, from which the material can be dischargedor dumped by a simple operation, which is provided with means forintroducing the material into the wagon body expeditiously and easily,in which this operation requires little effort on the part of the driveror other attendant, in which dust is eliminated to a large extent whenhandling for example, ashes or like material, and which can becompletely closed while the material is being conveyed therein.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is aside'elevation of a wagon constituting an embodiment of my invention;Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is arear elevation of the wagon.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, itshould be clearly understood that while the wagon can be used for avariety of purposes, it is particularly adapted for employment incollecting and conveying ashes, garbage and like refuse material whichare of more or less objectionable nature, and are consequentlyunpleasant and diflicult to handle. When ashes, for example, are dumpedinto an ordinary cart, a great deal of dust escapes into the street andcontaminates the air. WVith an ordinary dump cart, moreover, theattendant is put to considerable effort to raise the barrels or otherreceptacles high enough to empty them into the vehicle. My wagon isdesigned particularly to overcome the objectionable features aboveenumerated, and I accomplish this by providing a movable receiver whichcan be opened out into a convenient position to receive the material,and can then be operated to discharge into the body of the vehicle, andat the same time, when in a discharging position, to formpart of theclosure or cover of the vehicle. Certain of the details of construction,shown for example, herewith, form no part of the invention, and can bevaried in accordance with individual preference and special conditions,without deviating from the essence of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown for example, avehicle having a frame 10 of any suitable form, supported upon runninggear including a rear axle 11 having the rear wheels 12, and a frontaxle 13 having the corresponding front wheels 14. Associated with thefront part of the vehicle frame is a tongue 15 for the attachment ofdraft animals. Carried by the frame is a wagon body 16, which comprisesthe side walls 17 and the front and rear ends 18 and 19 respectively.The wagon body bottom consists preferably of two hinged leaves 20, eachbeing movably mounted at the lower edge of one of the sides 17, by meansof hinges 21, and having associated therewith suitable means for holdingit elevated, in closed position. I may employ for example, for thispurpose, chains 22, which, when released, permit the bottom leaves toswing downwardly so that the contents of the wagon body can bedischarged easily and expeditiously.

Mounted to swing at the upper edge of each of the wagon sides, is amember 23 connected with the sides by means of suitable hinges 2 1. Themembers consist of two portions or plates 25 and 26 arranged at rightangles with each other, and connected by end pieces 27 of substantiallytriangular 5 swung outwardly, as is shown in Fig. 2,

for a purpose which will appear hereinafter.

The body ends 18 and 19 are extended above the sides 17 and are upwardlytapered. Each has near the upper end a bearing 29.

wagon body is journaled in these bearings and has at the rear,projecting end, a sprocket 31 operatively connected by means of a chain32, with a sprocket 33. The latter is journaled in a bearing 34 mountedin the rear wall 19, near the bottom of the same. This sprocket isprovided with a hand crank 35, by means of which it can be turned, torotate the shaft 30. Slidable upon the shaft 30, are two drums 36, eachhaving a ratchet or clutch face 37 adapted to be engaged with one of thesides of a correspondingly formed, double-faced ratchet or clutchelement 38 rigidly carried by the shaft 30, between the drums. Pivotallymounted upon a bracket 39 of the body end 19 is a hand lever 40. This ispivotally connected at its upper end with a slide rod 41, which has arms42 each connected with one of the drums 36 in such a manner that thedrum can rotate freely upon the shaft, though constrained to move in thedirection of the length of the shaft, in accordance with the movement ofthe slide rod. Flexi- 35 ble members 43 such as cables, are wound -\uponthe respective drums, and have the ends secured by means of fasteners44, or in any other suitable manner, to the parts 26 of the receivers.

When one or the other of the receivers is swung outward, into theposition shown in Fig. 2, it depends from the upper edge of thecorresponding body side, and at the outside of the rear wheels. In thisposition, the upper member 26 forms a shelf upon which the material tobe conveyed can be easily dumped. Thus the barrel or other receptacleneed be lifted by the attendant but a comparatively slight distance.WVhen the material has been placed upon the receiver, the sprocket 33can be turned to operate the shaft. This winds the flexible member uponthe corresponding drum, and swings the receiver upwardly into itsnormal, closed position. This operation dumps the material from thereceiver into the wagon body, and at the same time closes the wagonbody, so that practically no dust will escape therefrom. The flexiblecover 28 prevents material from falling between the edges of the sideand the receiver, and thus interfering with the operation. It will beunderstood that by means of the hand lever, the drums can be adjusted torender the shaft 30 oper. ative with respect to one or the other of theA shaft 30 extending longitudinally of the drums. Consequently, thereceivers can be operated independently of one another, as desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A wagon of the class described, comprising a body adapted to holdmaterial, a movable material receiver having a normal position whereinit discharges into said body and wherein it forms a closure therefor,and means for operating said receiver.

2. A wagon of the class described, comprising a body adapted to holdmaterial, a material receiver mounted to swing into an open position,and when in the open position being adapted to receive the material,said receiver having a normal, closed position wherein it forms aclosure for said body and at the same time discharges the materialthereon into said body, and means for swinging said receiver into aclosed position.

3. A wagon of the class described, comprising a body adapted to holdmaterial, running gear for said body, a receiver mounted at each side ofsaid body, said receivers together constituting a closure for said body,said receivers being mounted to swing outwardly into positions such thatthey can receive material, and means for swinging said receivers intoclosed positions to dump the material thereon into said body.

4. A wagon of the class described, comprising a body adapted to holdmaterial, running gear for said body, a receiver mounted at each side ofsaid body, said receivers together constituting a closure for said body,and each having a shelf adapted to receive material when said receiveris in an open position and outwardly disposed relative to said body, andmeans for swinging said receivers independently into closed positions todump the material on said shelves into said body.

5. A wagon of the class described, comprising a body adapted to holdmaterial, running gear for said body, said body having a dumping bottom,a receiver mounted to swing at each side of said body and comprising tworelatively angular boards, a shaft mounted upon said body, and operativeconnections between said shaft and said receivers, whereby saidreceivers can be swung into closedpositions independent-1y of oneanother, said receivers, when closed, together constituting a completeclosure for said body.

6. A wagon of the class described, comprising a body adapted to holdmaterial, movable material receivers having normal positions whereinthey discharge into said body and form a closure therefor, a shaftcarried by said body and having means for its mechanipulation, a pair ofdrums loosely mounted upon said shaft, a flexible member operativelyconnecting each of said drums name to this specification in the presenceof and one of sitid receives, i: ffixed 511113311 de two subscribingWitnesses. vice mounte 11 on sai s a t an a a te to be operativel?engaged with each of said THOMAS BOSTINE MASON 5 drums, and means forsliding said drums Witnesses: upon said shafts. ANNA ROBINSON,

In testimony whereof I have signed my EDWARD K. KAJENSAOH.

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